Financial Crisis Fiction Fan Pillows

Ben Bernanke saves the rich.

'Looks like your cash cow just got diverted to the slaughterhouse.'

'All we can do is hope for identity theft.'

'Oh, no! It's all in euros!'

'Like it? I LOVED it! The narrative gripped me from the first sentence and didn't let go until the final, heart-stopping page! And the CHARACTERS! Without question, Harris, this is the finest year-end financial report you've ever written!'

City Redundancies - In? Out?

Saving Spain

The truth about the death of the Dinosaurs.

The company's going bankrupt,you'll need to get someone in to bite my nails for me!

"I shouldn't worry if I were you. You have a habit of landing on your feet..!"

Greece - The Black Hole

'This morning a rumor that we would buy the Arpex Corp drove our stock up $3. Around noon a rumor that Arpex would buy us drove it up another $3. And in the afternoon a rumor that wo have nothing to do with Arpex drove it up $3 more.'

'Our nest egg finally got rotten.'

"Will the current economic trend end in a whimper or a bang? For answers, let's turn to tonight's guests!"

'Our 401(k) is now a 201(k).'

The Apprentice: Recession Special.

'You don't know how lucky you are. My mortgage is worth more than my house.'

"They say you're a miracle worker, so I'm wondering if you could part my sea of red ink?"

'Make sure he doesn't turn his TV to any business news programs while he's here.'

Investor loses shirt in Eurozone meltdown.

Bank of Greece: "Revolving Door...Turbo Speed!"

The slide continued: many of the staff took second jobs

S.S, Eurozone in Mayday call

Prisoner to other: 'But what I actually ended up doing was consolidating all my debts into one ten-year sentence.'

'Look on the bright side, you can't take it with you.'

"Son, it’s time we had the ‘your mother and me got fleeced by Wall Street and you’ll have to support us’ talk."

Joan of Sark - Offshore Directorship Fees

Bankruptcy ii

'Many of our quick fix solutions are expiring tomorrow, now what?'

The Big Economic Fix Is On: All the so-called safety nets will be as useless as a hard hat in a crowbar storm.

IRS. I did my taxes wrong and now I'm being penalized! I couldn't understand the instructions --- it was so confusing! That's why they call it a "tax code."

At a creative writing workshop for accountants.

'Have you heard the saying 'up the creek without a paddle?' '

'Now remember, let me do the crying.'

I.R.S. tax office with man sitting in front of agent's desk looking at RECOVERY & SCREAM ROOM door.